[1THING] Blog: Archive for October, 2014

Shade sails have become a popular shading solution in the United States in recent years. Among the wide variety of shading tools square and parabolic are two most popular types. These two types of products …

The Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities issued notice of a technical conference to study proposed net electricity metering by small hydroelectric projects. The conference is scheduled Nov. 7, with comments to be filed by Dec. 5.

I first became interested in Power REIT (NYSE MKT:PW) in 2012 because of the company’s plans to become what would have been the first US-listed “yieldco,” i.e. a clean energy power producer paying a high level of reliable dividends to investors. The company was an infrastructure Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) with a single asset: its subsidiary, Pittsburgh & West Virginia Railway (P&WV) which owned 122 miles of track leased to Norfolk Southern Corp. (NYSE:NSC), which had in turn subleased the track to Wheeling & Lake Erie (WLE.)

Friday, October 31, 2014 | By James R. Wrathall, Contributor | No Comments

Rarely has a major U.S. industry reached a crossroads as stark as that facing today’s electric utilities. EPA’s recent proposal for regulating carbon emissions from power plants is just one part of a broader trend, as the century-old model of centralized fossil fuel burning electricity generation moves towards obsolescence.

Friday, October 31, 2014 | By The Energy Show on Renewable Energy World | No Comments

Architects are in the driver’s seat when it comes to building new homes or overseeing major remodeling projects. Although they are familiar with rooftop solar, their designs generally do not include solar panels. Whether it’s because of cost, technology or aesthetics, it’s a big opportunity that is lost to almost all new homeowners.

Renting luxury porta potties from rental companies, the best thing to place extravagant restroom facilities on event sites, it provides the comforts of hotel’s luxury washroom. Event celebration is a tough task, you invite people …